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🐟 🎣 Assessment of Spanish #MPAs with the #MPAGuide:

📏 63 % of the protected surface is not strict enough to protect biodiversity.

🔎Only 7 % of total protection falls within fully or highly protected areas.

📰 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

@cnrs.fr @ocean-climate.bsky.social

Who would have guessed?

Good thing that @blueactionfund.org, we collect this data for all our almost 300 sites at project start - and end!

#OceanOptimism #MPAGuide #EffectiveMPAs

Using the #MPAguide @ @blueactionfund.org to assess progress of supported MPAs ❤️

➡️ Clear progress on level of protection & stage of establishment
➡️ size of bubble indicates MPA size!
➡️ MPA ≠ MPA

#MPAinsights 🌊📊

Just been reading this excellent paper on making #MPAs more effective & equitable using the #MPAGuide, love the infographics on how to assess existing MPAs- something we should be considering locally

Ocean protection quality is lagging behind quantity: Applying a scientific framework to assess real marine protected area progress against the 30 by 30 target The international community set a global conservation target to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030 (“30 × 30”) to reverse biodiversity loss, including through marine protected areas (MPAs). Ho...

Only one-third of what counts towards global targets is likely to deliver the desired biodiversity benefits. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #30x30 #MPAGuide #MPAtlas #MPAs #OceanConservation #MarineProtection

Beyond 30x30: Global Ocean Conservation Quality Is Lagging Behind Quantity The international community’s commitment to protect at least 30 percent of our ocean by 2030—a goal known as “30×30”—is both inspiring and challenging; but this effort must go beyond mere numbers and ...

New paper just dropped: We looked at the 100 largest marine protected areas on the planet and assessed them against the #MPAGuide

The bad news: a lot of MPAs are bad!

The good news: some MPAs are good!

Deeper analysis here:

www.americanprogress.org/article/beyo...

We squeezed @blueactionfund.bsky.social's grant programme into the #MPAGuide to illustrate diversity of sites our partners work on. Our Board loved it... Check out mpa-guide.protectedplanet.net

THANK YOU also to @_jsullivanstack @Kirsten_GC @JaneLubchenco and the #MPAGuide community: my own version, framed🖼️ in glass!! 🤩

cc @TaotaoTasi @JaneLubchenco46

@OregonState leads global project to optimize, evaluate marine protected areas #MPAGuide...

5 insights from the new MPA Guide that can help improve ocean conservation - UNEP-WCMC World Conservation Monitoring Centre

5 insights from the new #MPAGuide that can help improve ocean conservation | Read more on the @unepwcmc website: www.unep-wcmc.org/news/5-insights-from-the...

"Can marine reserves work if they still allow fishing? One UK bay suggests 'Yes.'" www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2021/09/can-marine-reser... via @AnthropoceneMag #MPAGuide cc @Kirsten_GC

[PUBLICATION] @ScienceMagazine releases the #MPAGuide 📖!
Written by 43 experts, including @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, this guide offers a unified approach around the implementation of #AMPs & their ecological benefits 🐠

youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…

[PUBLICATION] @ScienceMagazine publie le #MPAGuide 📖!
Rédigé par 43 experts, dont @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, ce guide offre une approche unifiée autour de la mise en place des #AMP & de leurs bénéfices écologiques 🐠

youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…

[WEBINAIRE🌊] En 🇫🇷 + de 520 #AMP couvrent 32% de la #ZEE, mais - de 2% ont un niveau de protection intégral assurant l'efficacité écologique
Il est essentiel que la France, 2e territoire 🌊 au 🌏, assure la continuité entre ses objectifs quantitatifs et qualitatifs
#MPAGuide

We need those 30% to be #FullyProtected and #HighlyProtected otherwise we will end up at calling "strict" protection or "strong" protection things that are not.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.03.008

#MPAguide #30x30 #WorldOceanDay twitter.com/VSinkevicius/status/1269...

Science shows that #MPAs do not all provide benefits https://t.co/xcsUUAExAi ... and that too many of the least performing are being used https://t.co/shzLVCoCHH The #MPAguide brings clarity https://t.co/nBZFnJLxJJ We need more #FullyProtected and #HighlyProtected #MPAs

At the very same time, there will be the workshops to revise the French national strategy for #MPAs in Biarritz. Many voices will push for effective protection in the existing network of lightly protected #MPAs. #MPAguide #FullyHighlyProtectedAreas. https://t.co/PIrG6KPFxr

Le sommet du G7 doit renforcer la préservation des océans L’éradication de la surpêche d'ici à 2020 et l’édification d’un réseau de zones maritimes protégées sont les deux priorités pour restaurer la santé des océans et celle de la planète.

Nos gouvernements doivent agir maintenant.

Our governments must act now.

#MPAguide #MPAs #sustainability #OceanOptimism #OceanDecade

www.liberation.fr/amphtml/debats/2019/08/0...

Thanks to you @JaneLubchenco! The #MPAguide could not have became an international standrard without you! twitter.com/JaneLubchenco/status/115...

... and you can watch this animated video that shows how regulations within #MPAs are accounted for for one aspect of the #MPAguide
www.youtube.com/watch twitter.com/DonaBertarelli/status/11...

Spotlight on strong protection zones in Marine Protected Areas by @MedPAN. medpan.org/spotlight-on-strong-prot... #MPAs #MPAguide

You have until July 29 to comment on the Global Ocean Refuge Nominees https://globaloceanrefuge.org/refuges/2019-nominees/ #MPAs #GLORES #MPaguide @savingoceans @saltylance @SalishSheBeth

Marine protected areas are even more useful than what we thought, study says. #MPAs #OceanOptimism #MPAguide esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2075 @djm_MEEG @sfgucsb @dbarneche @bode_e

It is important that each marine country clearly identifies what can really contribute, or not, to marine #conservation. Good #management is important, but does not equal to conservation. #MPA #MPAguide #OceanDecade https://twitter.com/seamap/status/1144680912996712448

Yes! The 10% of strong protection in France should meet international standards and be full or high protection. #MPAguide twitter.com/JaneLubchenco/status/114...

How useful can it be to classify your #MPA? Have a look at this short animated video. #MPAguide

https://youtu.be/Ryj-yfA3aMM

Do you want to discover more about the new #MPA classification ? Check the video of the BUFFER project ! #MPAGuide #biodiversity

x.com/BiodiversaPlus…

Il est primordial que les 10% d'aires marines en pleine naturalité proposées par @EmmanuelMacron soient en protection haute ou intégrale - et que les moyens de gestion nécessaires soient mis en place afin d'atteindre l'efficacité #écologique escomptée #MPAGuide #Biodiversité #CFO

"Creating fully and highly protected, well-designed marine protected areas will safeguard biodiversity, replenish the ocean, and help mitigate and adapt to climate change and ocean acidification." #MPAguide

@JaneLubchenco & S. Gaines

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6444/911

France must impose strict levels of marine protection
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01750-1 #MPAguide #OceanOptimism #OceanDecade #MakeOurOceanGreatAgain